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the quality of being solemn 庄严；庄重；严肃；郑重 He was smiling, but his eyes retained a look of solemnity. 他脸上挂着笑容，但眼神依旧严肃。 She handed him the envelope with mock solemnity. 她假装一本正经地把信封递给他。 He was buried with great pomp and solemnity. 他的葬礼盛大而隆重。 I responded with due solemnity. 我以恰当的严肃口吻作答。 The monument was unveiled with great solemnity. 纪念碑的揭幕仪式庄严肃穆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- mock
- due
- …
- air
- sense
- with solemnity
- solemnities[plural] (formal)
formal things that people do at a serious event or occasion （重大场合的）礼仪，仪式 to observe the solemnities of the occasion 遵守这一盛典的礼仪
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘observance of formality and ceremony’, frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity): from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitas, from sollemnis ‘customary, celebrated at a fixed date’, from sollus ‘entire’.